Conference superiority is an argument that college football fans love to have. But other than College Football Playoff and bowl game success, one of the best arguments that a conference can have is their record in the NFL draft.
In particular, the first round of the NFL draft.
And no conferences are as dominant in the NFL draft as the SEC and the Big Ten. That shouldn’t be a surprise since they are the most talented and deepest conferences in all of college football.
The SEC had four picks in the top 10 of the first round of Thursday night’s NFL draft. The Big Ten had two selections in the opening 10 picks.
And coincidentally, the Big Ten was 6-4 in bowl games and the SEC was 6-8. Although two SEC teams squared off in the College Football Playoff’s championship game.
So let the debate continue, because, well, it is fun. But the SEC still has a pretty strong claim as the best conference in the nation.
Two FCS conferences, the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Souther Conference, each had a first round selection. The Big 12 had zero selections.
A look at how the conferences did in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft and which conference had the most first-round picks.
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